Jazz guitarist Jake Hertzog gathers top musicians for concerto’s debut

April 10, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Monica Hooper

Jake Hertzog will debut Anthropoesia: A Concerto for Jazz Guitar and Jazz Philharmonic with the newly formed Ozark Jazz Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m. April 16 at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center in Fayetteville. (Courtesy Photo)
Jake Hertzog will debut Anthropoesia: A Concerto for Jazz Guitar and Jazz Philharmonic with the newly formed Ozark Jazz Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m. April 16 at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center in Fayetteville. (Courtesy Photo)

Jake Hertzog tried to capture the "poetry of the human experience" for his latest guitar concerto, so naturally he needed a lot of great musicians.